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==Overview== | |||
Abdominal [[ultrasound]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Findings on abdominal [[ultrasound]] suggestive of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome include multiple [[polyps]] and [[Small intestine|small bowel]] distention. Abdominal ultrasound is also used to exclude [[pregnancy]] in young females with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome presenting with [[abdominal pain]]. | |||
==Ultrasound Findings in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome== | |||
*Abdominal [[ultrasound]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. | |||
**Findings on abdominal [[ultrasound]] suggestive of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome include multiple [[polyps]] and [[Small intestine|small bowel]] distention. | |||
*[[Abdominal]] [[ultrasound]] is also used to exclude [[pregnancy]] in young females with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome presenting with [[abdominal pain]].<ref name="pmid6694866">{{cite journal| author=Walecki JK, Hales ED, Chung EB, Laster HD| title=Ultrasound contribution to diagnosis of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. | journal=Pediatr Radiol | year= 1984 | volume= 14 | issue= 1 | pages= 62-4 | pmid=6694866 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=6694866 }} </ref> | |||
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Overview
Abdominal ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Findings on abdominal ultrasound suggestive of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome include multiple polyps and small bowel distention. Abdominal ultrasound is also used to exclude pregnancy in young females with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome presenting with abdominal pain.
Ultrasound Findings in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
- Abdominal ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
- Findings on abdominal ultrasound suggestive of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome include multiple polyps and small bowel distention.
- Abdominal ultrasound is also used to exclude pregnancy in young females with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome presenting with abdominal pain.[1]
References
- ↑ Walecki JK, Hales ED, Chung EB, Laster HD (1984). "Ultrasound contribution to diagnosis of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome". Pediatr Radiol. 14 (1): 62–4. PMID 6694866.